Tommy Zeigler - Dead Man Walking

Tommy Zeigler has been on Florida's death row for thirty years. He was sentenced to death against the recommendation of the jury by Maurice M. Paul, now a sitting federal judge. Six months before Zeigler was arrested, Paul had opposed Zeigler in a legal matter which Zeigler won. Nonetheless, Paul refused to recuse himself, and denied motions for a continuance to prepare for trial. Read on to learn why Zeigler awaits an unjust death.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Florida Supreme Court Denies Appeal

Click here for a link to the courts decision Justice Charles Wells was an author of the decision despite his having been a friend of the late Orange County sheriff, Mel Colman, at the time of the crimes, and despite a letter to him prior to oral arguments that specifically reminded him of his own personal knowledge of the case. CLICK HERE TO READ THE LETTER TO JUSTICE WELLS. Should he have disqualified himself from participating in the decision to deny Zeigler's appeal based on assumptions about the blood evidence that DNA analysis showed were false? The Florida Code of Judicial Conduct states that a judge should disqualify himself if he has "...personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceedings" YOU BE THE JUDGE!!Click here to read how to file a complaint against a state court judge.